Plumpsack

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin plumbum swapped with plump (“plump, clumsy”) or plumpsen (“to plump”) and Klump(e) (“lump”) + Sack (“bag”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈplʊmpˌzak]
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  • Hyphenation: Plump‧sack
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

Plumpsack m (strong, genitive Plumpsackes or Plumpsacks, plural Plumpsäcke) (dated)

  1. a twisted kerchief filled with lead for domestic discipline
  2. a clumsy person, whaler
  3. (children's games) various games in which a twisted kerchief, more or less dangerous, is used, such as duck, duck, goose

Declension

Declension of Plumpsack [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Plumpsack die Plumpsäcke
genitive eines des Plumpsackes, Plumpsacks der Plumpsäcke
dative einem dem Plumpsack, Plumpsacke1 den Plumpsäcken
accusative einen den Plumpsack die Plumpsäcke

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

  • → English: blumsak (“a children's game”) — Pennsylvania

Further reading

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